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Aug; 285111328." -f 3. ci. PgCK Ef N1 QANDY JAR Filed Nov`. so, 1925 Zzaeyzfwzs Zio erf @J2ee Patented ^g- 281928 1,682,243

f UNITED STATES PATENT ROBERT IG. PEOK AND KILILBEIt'r BROWN,y OF CHICAGO,- I-LILINOIS, As'sIGNORs To THE ARIDOR COMPANY, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS', fr CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

The present invention aims'to proyide'ini ing, being' of siiia'llerdiaineter thanits lower proved means for equipping' containers such portion, is inserted through said constriction. for example as ordinary candy display jars This' provides a neat fit, andperniits'utilizawith hygroscopic material for protectingthe tion ofthe constricted interior of the capfor 55 Cont-ents ffom llumidty, By' such protec# Ieceptioiiofahousing'of sufficient v'e'rti'cal'dL` tion', hard candiesl for exainple may he niainlnension to enclose acoiiiparativelyl thick padv tained in dry and glistening condition, so asl or caleof hygroscopic'niatei'ial. Said housto enhance the attractiveness of display. lng' may be COHPSd O f an IIVIQFGIIP" One illustrative embodiment of the' iIiV`en`- Shaped'l nieinber, stamped from sheet brass; 6U tion is shown in the annexed" drawings, in aluimnuni, or other appropriatesheet mte which i rial, and having'a hottoniplategahied there- Fig. l is a central vertical section of the Coby brZIlg The hygTOSCpcpid may, bo' top" portion and cap or closure .of acandzy' GDClSdI in the cup-shaped member' of thel display jiucontaininganembodiment ofthe housing" before its" bottom platte' is' ali'ed". 65 l' The aforesaid air cii''culatin'g openings 5'a1e f1 invention'.

Fig. 2` is aj horizontal section on the line PlQferalily providedin the lower lateral W'alls' 2"-#2 ofFig'7 l, showing aj plan View Of devices Mid bottoni of the housing; l engaging the interior of theja'r cap to'retain FOI' lfastening`- the housingfin" the glass'jai" ahygroscpcpadholder tlellein' l cap, the' housing is' shoyliny provided at; .itsA 70 zo 3 is a plan View of said hygroscopic upper end'w'ith outwardly ni'ablejiiigers' 9 pad holder with its said'l retaining devices t0A '09M'. O11 hoSlOPIHg HGFOTQV CRP y folded o1`retracted topermit'insortion of the' above llts" constricted' portion 6 andJ thereby `holder in tliejarca'psor its Withdrawal there- Support the housingviitlithe hyg'roso'pic pad fr'on. Y th'fenf Said igers9;,arrfzrigedI and OperI- 75 l In the-da'wngs a t'mnspggrhij vrtjcaljaf ating inasubstantiallyhorizontal planelre 15,s'uch as is Veryfgerietrally used asj'a dispens ShQW'n as sector-shapedleyers'piyotedat l0 to ing and display receptacleffor harde-anches, isthe P 0f the HOUSILD'S"11d`r oliffvel' 511.v sliou'inhaving al conventional forni of hollow Hootod to a rotatabledisc l1' by moSf 0f "glass cap 2, in Whichis fitted a' liOusingBen- Studs l2 engaging longitudinal slot's 13.v in so :zo closinfga hygroscopic body et'. This' may be a the(` sector-shaped linger-stand" projecting into4 pad'or cake of porous Inoisture absorbentinailC'UiifCG SltS'f 14,5y Il th top.' ofh the housing, teleal impr'e'gnated with a moisture' atti-actY Which slots 14lirnittherotatable'nioyenient ing agenhe. g1 a baked composition of in; of thedisc. Said disc l1 is' shoyvn afiiiedto fusorial'earth and calci'uni chloride contain"` the'up'p'e'r end of" an operating rod 1'5 Which se ing asbestos fibres as a binde'rl`1- Openings A5in' passes through a .central opening'y inthe hyth'e housing '3 perinit circulationof air inthe gloscop'ic pad andis 'providedf at its' loyy'er jar'incontact W'itliand throughthev poresof end with a; knuiled operating-'knob 16. the'liygroscopicrnat'erial, w'hicliwill attract' turning the'di'sc in`ohedirection,,theihg'i and absorb any atmospheric moistureladinitf- `Jfnay be folded Or retracted sub'sta',ntially 90 40 ted tothe jar", thus protectingthe contents Within the conliiie'sof tlie uppersinallerend from yeffects of humidity'and'preserying the lof the hygroscopic pad holder" O'rv housing to candies in dry and lustrouscoditionfor atperinit its insertion in the jar cap y'lturiitifa'otive display'l l ing the'disc in the opposite directionthein- The holloW )ar cap 2 is shown'forined'with gers niay bxe protractedtobearonthe'slantihg' 95 a. constriction 6 between the hea'd'of the cap inneilsurfac'e `17A of" the ja'r ap s'ztstoIl fas` andit'sloufer stopper portion which iits inthe p ten theliousingfin place. p niouth of the jar. The housing 3 containing As the fingers var'e' swungout'yir'ardly` against the hygroscopic pad is" shown' formed: with the slanting surfacey `17 of the jar cap,` they an annular shoulder 7 Which bears-` against Will be forced slightly` u 'i tli'un'der sloping surfaceof said constricvnient with said surface, thereby tendingl to tion, While the upper portion of said housbind the housing 3 against the constricted portion 6 of the jar cap. By forming the cap-engaging ends of the sector-like fingers with an appropriate curvature of substantially less radius than the length of the lingers,

and by proportioning the arcuate slots 14 to permit forcing the bearing points 18 of the lingers beyond the lines of dead centers of the axial rod l5 and pivot studs l0, a locking eflect is obtained, resisting accidental release of' the fingers when the cap is removed; since any movement of the lingers from the locked position shown in Fig. 2 will require forcing them upwardly on the slanting interior surface of the glass jar cap until the bearing points 18 are past the aforesaid lines of dead centers. t

They device described provides a practicable and convenient means for obtaining the advantageous dehydrating action of a hygroscopic medium in an ordinary type of candy display jar equipped `with a conventional form of hollow glass cap. lThe pad holding device is easily applied to a jar cap of the type shown by inserting it in the cap and turnin the knob ,16 to protract the lingers 9 against the sloping interior surface of the cap. lVhen afterV a considerable period of use the hygroscopic pad has become saturated by moisture absorption, the holder may be easily released and withdrawn from the cap, and may then be placed in an ordinary oven to dry out the pad by baking. In this baking process, there are no parts suoli as springs or the like which are liable to injury` The pad holder is of neat and compact construction, and its attaching means is practically concealed by the cover plate provided by the top disc 1l, only the protruding ends of the cap-engaging ngers 9 being visible through the glass cap when the pad holder is fastened therein.

By the ready attachability of the pad holder to the conventional form of glass candy jar cap, it is feasible to equip numerous eX- isting candy display jars of standard' or ordinary type with such holders, for promoting attractive display of hard candies in such ars. l It will of course be understood that the present invention is not restricted to the particular embodiment thereof herein shown and described.

We claim as our invention:

l. A candy jar cap having a hygroscopic pad holder removably mounted therein, said holder having on its upper side a plurality of devices arranged and operating in a horizontal plane and operable from the lower end of the holder, said devices adapted to be retracted to clear a constriction in the cap and to be projected from the upper end of the holder to engage the interior of the cap to support the holder therein.

2. A hygroscopic pad holder having pivoted lingers and a rotatable disc having slot and stud connections with said fingers for swinging them inwardly and outwardly, whereby said fingers may be retracted to clear a constriction in a candy jar cap and projected to engage the interior of the cap above said constriction. l

3. A hygroscopic pad holder having pivoted fingers arranged and operating in a substantially horizontal plane, said fingers adapted to be retracted to clear a constriction in a candy jar cap and to be moved outwardly against an inclined interior wall of said cap above said constriction, the cap-engaging ends of said fingers being formed with a curvature of less radius than the length of said fingers; and a rotatable disc having stud and slot connections with said fingers and adapted to move the bearing points thereof beyond the lines of dead centers of the studs and pivots of saidiingers to obtain a locking effect substantially as described.

4. A hygroscopic pad holder adapted to fit in a candy jar cap against a shoulder provided by constriction in the cap, and having a reduced n upper end portion insertable through said constriction; and means for attaching said holder in the cap comprisng devices at its upper end foldable to clear said constriction and proj ectable to engage the interior of the cap above said constriction, said devices manually operable from the lower side of the holder.

5. A device of the class described comprising, in combination, a housing; a plurality of outwardly movable fingers pivoted to and movable horizontally on the top of said housing; and means manually operable from the lower end of said housing for moving said fingers inwardly to clear a constriction in a jar cap and to move them outwardly to engage the interior of the cap above said constriction to support the housing therein.

6. A hygroscopic pad holder comprising a housing adapted to fit in a candy jar cap and having a reduced upper end portion to enter a constriction in the cap; means for attaching said holder in the cap comprising devices at the upper end of the housing retractible to clear said restriction and projectable to engage the interior of the cap above said constriction; and means operable from the lower end of the housing for retracting and projecting said devices. Y

7 A hygroscopic ad holder comprising a housing adapted to t in a candy jar cap and having a reduced upper end portion to enter a constriction in the cap; means for attaching said holder in the cap comprising devices movable in a horizontal plane at the upper end of the housing retractible to clear said restriction and projectable to engage the interior of the cap above said constriction; and

means operable from the lower end of the housing for retracting and projecting said devices.

8. A hygroscopio pad holder Comprising a g housing adapted to fit in a candy jar cap sector shaped lingers pivoted to and movable horizontally on the top of the housing, said fingers having curved ends for engaging the interior of the cap; and operating means oonneoted with said fingers.

In testimony whereof, We have signed our names to this specification.

ROBERT G. PECK. ALBERT BROVN. 

